SUCHITRA RANGADURAI

Cary, NC ***** 847-***-**** adhhhx@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/rsuchi

Committed and enthusiastic professional leading high-visibility projects throughout the software development life cycle

(SDLC). Recognized for exceeding expectations in client-facing roles and building long-term business relationships. Demonstrated track record in leading global cross-functional teams to deploy software releases and features on time, in accordance with client requirements. Proficient in identifying and implementing process improvements that expedite time to market. Adept in team collaboration and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Core Competencies:

Scrum Meeting Facilitation Agile Methodology Scaled Agile Framework Project Management Global Team Leadership Sprint Planning Team Building Team Metrics and Reporting Conflict Resolution PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, Multiple Locations Oct 2005 – Dec 2019 Scrum Master / Project Manager at Comcast Cable Philadelphia, PA Jul 2015 – Dec 2019

Facilitate sprint ceremonies for team, resolve risks, dependencies, and blockers to meet requirements and deliver projects on time.

Partner with product owner to refine backlog, develop release plan, and create roadmap.

Reinforce Agile/Scrum framework for 2 teams through in-person/online coaching and workshops to create an environment that fosters continuous improvement/learning, innovation, quality, transparency and predictability.

Create metrics through Rally tool and publish the reports to the stakeholders;

Enhance release process by deploying code every 2 sprints instead of every month on a fixed date; thereby reducing time to market from 8 weeks to 5 weeks.

Eliminate user story spill by drafting stories with more succinct acceptance criteria and redefining definitions of done and ready.

Revamp daily status report to align with stakeholder interests by clearly articulating team’s iteration progress, blockers, action items, and upcoming milestones.

Lead a high-visibility initiative to upgrade application’s CMS platform from Sitecore 7.2 to 9; planned release and managed features.

Champion Agile transformation process for 2 teams by ushering the change in culture with the leadership, teams, and stakeholders.

Project Manager at Comcast Cable Philadelphia, PA Apr 2014 – Jun 2015

Managed simultaneous projects to develop and deploy 41 applications, providing all deliverables on time.

Oversaw 18-member, onsite/offshore, cross-functional team. Handled sprint planning and conducted daily Scrum meetings.

Collaborated with business stakeholders to gather new requirements and manage releases. Developed functional requirements in Rally.

Supported delivery, serving as business analyst by providing team with requirements gathered from stakeholders to change codes for corporate-wide projects, such as revenue-system database upgrade and biller migration, that improved security and unlocked more features.

Championed best-in-class initiatives; transitioned L2 operations to ITIS practice to implement best practices and standards for Operations and support. Drove the initiative to use code review/unit testing tool to reduce manual effort and increase code quality.

Prepared onboarding and release management documents and streamlined business processes for project to help IT stakeholders complete onboarding formalities. COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

Quality Analyst Lead at Comcast Cable Moorestown, NJ Nov 2009 – Mar 2014

Designed, planned, and managed testing activities for 53 releases of order management application.

Led capacity planning, project, and release management for a team of 10 quality engineers. SUCHITRA RANGADURAI

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Designed new automation framework that dynamically validated frequent design changes, thereby minimizing ongoing maintenance.

Participated in product roadmap and planning sessions for core application features by defining functional use cases for high-level business requirements, thereby assessing feature size.

Prepared use cases for user stories of core features and reviewed with System Architects and Product Owner.

Expedited correction of defects by ensuring it is assigned to appropriate team, facilitating war-rooms, and securing assistance from Product Owner, Development team and System Architects to resolve issues. Senior Developer at Comcast Cable Mt. Laurel, NJ Nov 2008 – Oct 2009

Developed core modules of order management systems using JavaScript in ConceptWave Order Care.

Created and automated scripts to generate post-production reports using Unix shell scripts and Oracle. Tier-2 Defect Manager at AT&T Hoffman Estates, IL Jan 2008 – Nov 2008

Performed root cause analysis of post-production defects for Lightspeed releases.

Liaised between business and development teams to integrate defect fixes into earliest releases. Prior roles with Cognizant Technology Solutions:

Analyst at AT&T, Chennai, India May 2006 – Dec 2007 Production Analyst at British Telecom, Chennai, India Oct 2005 – Apr 2006 EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Chennai, India Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Chemical Engineering, with honors Scrum Alliance - Certified Scrum Master

Scaled Agile - Release Train Engineer

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Niche Tools – ConceptWave Order Care 4.1, Sitecore 9 (User) Databases – Oracle 10g

Programming Languages – Core Java, JavaScript, Unix Shell Scripts Project Management – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project), HP Octane/ALM Agile Project & Portfolio Management – CA Agile Central (Rally), Trello, Fun Retro

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